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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French amour.
Noun
аму́р • (amúr) m inan (genitive аму́ра, nominative plural аму́ры, genitive plural аму́ров)
- cupid (representation of the god Cupid as a boy with a bow and arrow)
- (figurative) handsome boy
- (plural only, dated, colloquial) love affairs
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Etymology 2
From Аму́р (Amúr, “Amur river”).
Noun
аму́р • (amúr) m inan (genitive аму́ра, nominative plural аму́ры, genitive plural аму́ров)
- amur (carp-like fish)
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